Regulating device for controlling the operation of valves or the like



A ril 5,1927.

c. P. BOOTY j REGULATING DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF VALVES OR THE LIKE Original Filed Nov. 10. 19151 imrentaf Patented Apr, 5, 1927.

v UNITED STATES 1,623,616- PATENT "OFFICE. r

PHILIP c. P. :eoo'rv, or oIIIcAeo, ILLINoIs; ASSIGNOR T WILLIAM 162. IIBANSLEY, or

- CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BEGULATING DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF VALVES OR THE LIKE.

Application filed: Hovernber 10, 1919, Serial fie. 336,785. Renewed September 27, 1926.

Mv invention relates to a regulating dew vice, and more particularly to a manually operated device which may be manipulated to obtain fine adjustments, for example, of a valve, and to lock it in any position.

' The device preferably comprises a cylindrical casing, a shaft or stem slidably and rotatably mounted in thecasing, and means ing the movements of the slidable shaft, the

stop preferably forming a bearing for the shaft.

The invention consists in the novel arrangements, constructions and devices to be hereinafter described and claimed for carrying out the above stated objects and such other incidental objects as will appear from the following description of a preferred embodiment of the invention illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a vie'w'showing the regulating device as applied tothe dashboard of an automobile and connected to the choking adjustment of a carburetor. this view merely illustrating one application of my invenand tion;

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view. and Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of a device embodying the principles of my inventlon;

Figs. 4, '5 and 6 are sectional views taken, 1'? ectively, on the lines 44, 55 and 6-6 o ig. 3.

Like characters of reference designate like parts in the several figures of'the drawings. 1 p

Referring to the drawings. the regulating device includes a supporting member, for

example, a casing or tubular element 10,

the, upper end of which fits snugly into the hub 11, preferaby formed integrally with the flange 12. The tube 10 is preferably soldered to the hub 11. The flange 12 may be of any suitable shape and formed at any convenient angle .with respect to the axis of the hub 11. In the embodiment illustrated in the drawings the flange 12 is formed atan angle of 90 to the axisjof the hub 11,

and is provided with perforations '13 for the insertion of suitable screws to fasten the device on a supporting member, for example, the dashboard of an automobile, as

thus forming a bearing for the stem or shaft. The upper endof the shaftl'? pref erably is provided with a knurled knob 18 to facilitate sliding the shaft in and outof the tube 10 and to impart rotative movement to the shaft when desired.- It will thus be seen that the shaft 17 isrotatable and also reciprocable in relation to the supporting member or the tube 10.

The lower end of the shaft 17 is preferably formed with the bearings 19. 20 and 21. The bearings 19 and 21' are formed concentrically with the axis of the shaft and are adapted to receive the concentric bearing rings 22 and 24, respectively. The bearing 20 is formed eccentrically to the axis of the shaft and is adapted to receive the eccentric disk 23. The rings or disks 22-, 23 and 24 are preferably held on. the shaft between the cotter pins 25. The ec centric disk 23 is prevented from turning with the shaft preferably by means of a pin 26 rigidly secured to the disk 23 and which projects into a longitudinally extending slot ,27. formed in one side of the tube 10.

The lower end of the shaft is preferably provided with a perforation 28 to permit attaching the control wire or rod 29. If desired the lower end of the tube 10 may be provided. with a bushing 30 which maybe formed with internal threads adapted to receive the tube31 which may be provided,

if desired, to guide and protect the control wire 29.

.The member 15 limits the downward and upward movement of the shaft 17, the perimeter of the. member 15 preferably lbeingm provided with closely associated vertical notches 32 which are engaged by the spring 33 secured to the flange member 12, whereby the member is resiliently held 111 any predetermined position.

The device may be made of any suitable starting purposes, a manually controlled choking adjustment may be made which brings about an enrichment of the mixture through increase in the effective size of the fuelorifice or orifices and an increased velocity of air past said orifice or orifices. As

suming the device has been locked to the casing, to change the choking adjustment the shaft 17 is given a slight rotative movement in the proper direction to bring the eccentric disk 23 into alinement with the disks 22 and 24. Then the eccentric disk 23 is in this position the shaft 17 may be slidably moved into or out of the tube 10 and when at'the proper position the shaft may be given a slight rotative movement in' either diregtion to bring the eccentric disk out of alignment with the concentric disks which causes the shaft/to bepositively locked to the tube 10, the eccentric disk 23 and the concentric disks 22 and 24 being brought into binding engagement with the sides of tube 10; lVhen the disks are in binding engagement with the casing, the shaft, of course, is locked against longitudinal movement relative to the cas-- ing. To release the shaft a slight backward rotative movement thereof brings the cocentric disk 23 again into alinement with the concentric disks 22'and 24. The shaft is positively and effectively locked to the casing or tube 10 against vibration or accidental displacement.

The device is particularly useful in adapting a carburetor on an automobile or an aeroplane to the conditions under which the motor is operating. The operator will quickly learn from experience the proper position for ordinary'operation and the adjustable stop member 15 may be set accordingly. For ordinary running conditions, the shaft will be normally in the position shown in Fig. 3. When an enrichment of the mixture is desired the shaft may be released and pulled out enough to obtain the desired results and locked in the proper position. a I have found from experience, when wire is used for connectmg the device to the carburetor and the shaft is rotated to release the locking mechanism, that the wire is given a slight twist so that when the shaft is moved to the proper position the twisting action in the wire has a tendency to cause the shaft to rotate oppositely and lock itself to the casing.

It will be obvious that the invention is not limited to the adjustment of a carburetor as it may be usedfor many other purposes, for example, controlling the operation of a shutter of a radiator, controlling the supply of lubricating oil from the reservoir to the engine, and in fact in any situation where a delicateadjustment and posi tive locking of 'a valve or the like are essential.

I do not intend to limit my invention to the details of construction shown and described, except only in so far as certain of the appended claims are specifically so limited, as it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that various modifications may be made without departing from the principles of my invention.

I claim:

1. In a regulating device of the class described, the combination of a longitudinally reciprocable adjusting stem having an eccentric bearing portion, an elongated guide on said bearing portion and adapted upon a rotary movement of the stem to lock the stem relative to the guide at any point for said stem, and eccentric means mounted throughout its range of longitudinal movemo ment relative to the guide.

2. In a regulating device of the class described, the combination of a longitudinally reciprocable adjusting stem having an eccentric bearing portion, an elongated guide for said'stem, eccentric means mounted on said bearing portion. and means to prevent rotary movement of the eccentric means with the stemQthe aforesaid parts being so arranged that upon a rotary movement of the stem. relative to the guide, the stem is locked to the guide at any point through the range of longitudinal movement of the stem.

3. A regulating device of the-class dc- 1 tion which is operable by a rotative movement of the shaft to lock the shaft to the casing.

'4. A regulating device of the class described, comprising a cylindrical casing. a shaft adapted to be inserted in 53.1(1 casing and having an eccentric bearing portion, a disk mounted on and adapted to maintain said shaft concentrically within said casing, and an'eccentric member mounted on said lit) ' shaft adapted to be inserted in said casing.

bearing portion which is operable by a rotative movement of the shaftto'lock the movement ofthe shaft to" lock the shaft to the casing. Y

6. A regulating device of .the class described, comprising a cylindrical casing, a

and having two concentric and an intermediate eccentric bearmg portion; disks mounted on said concentric bearing portions and adapted to maintain said shaft concentrically within said casing, and an eccentricv member mounted on said eccentric bearing'portion between said disks which is o erable by a rotative movement of the sha to lock the shaft to the casin 7. A regulating device of the c aS"dB. 4 scribed, comprising a cylindrical casing. a

shaft adapted to be insertedin said casing and having an eccentric bearing portion, a bushing in the outer end of the casing to form a bearing for the shaft, a disk mounted -on the inner end of the shaft, said disk and bushing maintaining the shaft concentrically within said casing, and'an eccentric member mounted" on said eccentric bearing portionwhich is operable by a rotative movement of the shaft to lock'the shaft to thecasing v I 8., A regulating device of the class described, comprising a cylindricalcasing, a

shaft adapted to be inserted in said casing and provided with a knob on its outer end and having an eccentric bearing portion, a perforated screw plug in the outer end of the casing adapted to form a bearing for the shaft, adisk mounted on the inner end of the shaft, said disk and bearing maintaining the shaft concentricall within said casing, and'an eccentric mem'er mounted on said eccentric bearing portion whzch .is operable by arotative movement of the shaft to lock the shaft to the'casing, said screw plug formin an adjustable stop to limit-the longitudi-' na movement of said shaft.

9. A-regulat1ng device of the class de- .scribed, compris'ng a cylindrical casing, .a shaft adapted to be inserted in said casing and provided on its outer end with a knob and having an eccentric bearing portion, a. perforated screw plug' mthe outer end of the casingadapted to form a'bearing for the shaft, a disk mounted on the inner end of theshaft, said disk and bearing maintaining 5 ripheral notches, and a spring carried by said casing adapted to engage the notches on said screw plug. 7

10. A regulating device of the class described comprising a cylindrical casing, a shaft adapted to be inserted in said casing and provided with a knob on its outer end and having an eccentric bearing port-ion, a perforated screw plug in the outer end of the casing adapted to form a bearing for the shaft, :1 disk mounted on the inner end of the shaft, said disk and bearing maintaining the shaft concentrically within said casing, an eccentric member mounted on said eccentric bearing portion and means to prevent said member from rotating whereby said ,member 1s operable by a rotative movement of the shaft to lock the shaft to the casing,

said screw plug forming an adjustableswp cngageableby the knob on said shaft to limit longitudinal movement of-the shaft.

11. A regulating device of the class described, comprising a cylindrical casing formed with a longitudinal slot, a shaft adapted to be inserted in said casing and.

provided with a knob on its outerend and an eccentric bearing portion, a "perforated screw plug in the outer end of the casing and adapted to form a bearing for the shaft,

tric member mounted on s'ai eccentric'bearing portion, means on said memberadapted 'casing, said screw plug forming an adjustable stop engageable by the knob on the a disk mounted on the inner end of the shaft, said disk and bearing maintaining the shaft" concentrically wit-hm sald cas1ng,-an "eccene shaft to limit longitudinal. movement of the shaft.

12..In a regulating device of the class described, the combination of a longitudinally reciprocable adjusting stem having an eccentric cam, a guide for the stem extending lengthwise of the latter, and a member 111 which the cam is j'ournaled, said member being movable longitudinally with the stem and held against rotary" movement andoperable by the cam to frictionally interlock with the guide at any point of its adjustment along the latter for locking the'adjusting stem at any adjustment.

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